While the secular celebration of Christmas ended December 25 for the faithful is not yet complete. The holiday season, according to the liturgical calendar is still going strong with its feast of the Epiphany, 6 January on a Thursday this year.
6. January celebrates the Feast of the Epiphany, and at least one local church, St. Paul Catholic Church, which coincides with the anniversary. The first exhibition was in the Church 6 Celebrated in January 1839. According to Bishop Gregory of Moses that are the pastors of the church, also could be the first trade fair in Oregon. This year the Church celebrates the Epiphany on Sunday.Epiphany, one of the most important festivals of the church, "said Moses,
commemorates the arrival of the Magi or wise - Caspar, Melchior and Balthasar. Their gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh is the message of Jesus, going about their own people, the Jews, the Gentiles or non-Jews in the world.
Old Catholic Church celebrated the feast on the sixth day of January, but San Pedro in Newberg and St. Paul, the Feast of St. Paul on Sunday, the second Sunday after Christmas, as usual since the Second Vatican Council in the 1960s. Moy said this year something special for one of his flock: Irene Hiller another 100 to 6 January and the town plans on 9 January to celebrate.
Father Don Gutmann of St. Peter Catholic Church is preparing for the event Wednesday. The first thing that comes to mind is the party, "a wise man, nor anything else," he said, adding that this is the first sign that "this guy was bigger than just for Jews."
Gutmann said she wants to read the story of the wise and could expose the Magi followed the star to the manger. Speaking of the crib, said he would take some of the children smarter by the Congregation for the numbers to call in the middle, meaning his arrival.
As always, this Christmas season Gutmann asked parishioners to their friends or relatives who do not invite to church for quite some time, connect to Christmas services gone. Festivals are an interesting tool for evangelism, Gutmann said, adding that the practice is paying the presence of Christmas Fair is growing.The holiday season officially ends with the Baptism of the Lord on 9 January.
